188 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1696/7-98.

          Lib. H. D.     no People, that he had still tears in his Eyes when he thought

                of it and not being able to doe any thing in Publique he must

                take his Revenge in private by his money & therefore if this

                Esq Tom would kill some English where he Could with

                greatest Safety doe it and most probable to be lay'd upon the

                Emperors People, he would give him great Rewards it Carry

                ing with him a double Revenge for tht the English would

                ffirst bleed & then Revenge it upon his Indian Enemies also

                this Esq Tom promiseth to do & Communicated to this Robin

                who as he Sayth diswaded him but promised to keep his

                Councill. The thing was proposed to be Comitted in Mary

                land but he having Denied his Assistance Doth not know if

                the Negro kili'd were done by Esq Tom however tht action

                Caused both the Emperor & Pomunkey Indians to ffly to

                Virga tht the Emperr sate down there where now he is but the

                sd Pomunkeys soon Return'd to Maryland tht he Coming from

                Choptico about the time Esq Tom & his Gang Came over to

                hunt he was perswaded to Come with them to Virga that

                being so Come & in the Woods a little beyond my house Esqr

                Tom on a Suddain told him he would kill some English and

                since he had known his design, If he Refused to goe with him

                he would kill him as believing he design'd to betray him so tht

             p.     121 this Robin the Relater with Esq Tom & one Indian more

                Rann back from their Company & Esq Tom & the other

                Indian did the Mischeif & this Robin kept Sentry, that all the

                Rest of tht Company knew of the thing only the Deafe Indian

                and him they did not acquaint, Sr pardon the prolixity that

                Necessity Drawes Naratives under & Accept the Zeal of

                         Yor most humble and

                           Obedient Servant

                                                 Geo:  Brent

                          Gunpowder Augt the 19th

                Mr Boothbys Lre about Indians &ca. May it please yor Exncy

                          When last I had the Honr to Wait upon yor

                        EXnCY at Annapolis you were pleased to Enquire

                concerning the Indians & of their behaviour in our County

                which by reason of my Remoteness from their walks and

                having for some time before bin in the Province of Pensil

                vania could give yor Exncy no accot of them but since my

                Return passing through the Body of the County have received

                Severall Complaints of their abuses and Insolent behaviour to

                the inhabitants which is now become Superlative & not toler

                ably to be endured from them & the people in Genll under

                apprehensions of Some Mischeif intended by them more